About YouTube Video Downloader

A YouTube video downloader built around quality and honest file sizes

Many tools hide the details. You pick something labeled HD, wait, and then find out what you actually received. We took the opposite approach. Every MP4 option, from 144p up to 1080p Full HD, lists its file size next to it, so you can decide whether a large 1080p file is worth it or whether a compact 360p copy is all you need for a phone screen.

We also keep the format list deliberately clear. Video comes as MP4 with sound included at every resolution. Audio comes as MP3 at 320, 256, 192, 128 or 64 kbps. We stop at 1080p and say so plainly rather than promising 4K that the tool does not offer.

How the downloader works

You paste a YouTube link and tap the button. Standard watch links, youtu.be short links, Shorts, mobile links and YouTube Music links are all accepted. The tool looks the video up live and shows its title, length and the available qualities.

When you choose a quality, the file opens in a new browser tab, delivered straight from YouTube's video servers. Nothing is converted or parked on our side, which is why long videos work without any length limit. On a phone the browser may start playing the file; save it from the browser menu or with a long-press. On a computer, right-click the video and choose Save video as.

The standards we keep

These are the rules we hold ourselves to every time we change the site:

• Real numbers: the file sizes you see come from the actual video, not rough guesses.
• Clean design: one input box, one button, a clear list of formats.
• No sign-up, no app and no browser extension: it runs in any modern browser on Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook.
• No stored files: video details and links are fetched live for each visit and never saved, and we keep no download history.
• Plain limits: private, age-restricted, members-only, removed or region-blocked videos may not work, running live streams are not supported, and a playlist link saves only the one video in it.
• Transparency about the basics: we use Google Analytics and cookies for anonymous visit statistics, and Cloudflare for hosting and security.

Not affiliated with YouTube or Google

YouTube Video Downloader is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to YouTube or Google in any way, and their names are used only to describe what the tool does.

Please use it responsibly. Download only videos you own, videos in the public domain, videos under a licence that allows saving, or videos you have permission to keep, and only for personal use. Respecting creators is what keeps a tool like this fair for everyone.